Buckle



Jan. 8, 1929. 1,698,114

` O. G. AGNlNl ET AL BUCKLE Filed Feb. 11, 1928 Patented Jan. 8, 1929.

, stara onnsrn G. AGNINIAND RALE'H srnenn; or CHICAGO, iLLInoIs.

B'UCKLE.

Application filed February 11, 1928. Serial No. 253,540.

' Our invention relates to buckles and pertains more particularly to a two-piece buckle which is readily connected and disconnected, and which when connected gives the appearance of beingformed of one piece. The invention is par'ticnlarly adaptable for vfse in connection with buckles, the front or face plate portions of which are decorated or mounted with imitation gems such as are generally used on ladies, belts.

An object of the invention is to provide Va two-piece buckle of simple construction and without any movable parts, which, when assembled, will simulate a solid or one-piece face plate, and which is so constructed as to be of small dimension in transverse section when assembled so as to lie fiat against the dress'of the wearer.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Fig. 1 is a front view of an assembled buckle showing a portion of the belt fabric or material at either side; Fig. 2 is a view of the back of the assembled buckle shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view of the back of the outer or frame member; Fig. 4: is a view of the back of the interior member, both used in the form shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is av horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5- 5 ofFig. 2. i 'v Fig. 6 is a front view of an assembled buckle of a modified form in which the central portion of the outer or frame member, adapted to receive the inner member, is circular; Fig. 7 is a view of the back of the assembled buckle shown in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a view of the back of the inner member; Fig.

9 is a view of the back of the outer or frame.

of the inner member; Fig. 14 is a view of the back of the outer or frame member, both used in the form shown in Fig. l11; and Fig. 15

is a horizontal sectionalfviewtaken on the line 15-15 of Flg. 12. i i Referrmg tothe form shown in Flgs. 1 to 5 inclusive, an outer orl frame member v18 is i provided with a loop 19 for `attaching one end of thebelt, the inner ends 20 of the wire forming the loop 19l projecting inwardly of the frame 18, for the purpose of retaining the inner member in place as hereinafter eX- plained. Disposed on the inner sideof the frame 18, opposite the side having the projections 20, are ,flanged portions 21. The inner member 22 is also provided with a'looped portion 23 to which is attached the other end of the belt. To connect or assemblethis form v it is but necessary to insert 'the inner member 22 through the centra-l opening of the outer or frame member 18, after' which the back of the member 22 will bear against andbe held securely in place by the flanged portions 21 and the projections 20. The belt being preliminarily adjusted to the proper length for the i particular wearer, in attaching the belt ends to the loop portions 19 and 23 on the respective parts of the buckle, no manipulation of movable parts is required, and it is but necessary to insert the inner member 22 through the opening in the central portion of the member 18 from the back and in a direction slightly diagonal to the plane of the member 18, a distance sufiicient to allow the edge of the member 22 adjacent the loop portion to clear or pass the iange portions 21. Thereupon the respective parts assume the positions shown in Fis. 1,2 and 5. In order to occupy a minimum of space, theloops 19 and 23 are.

preferably soldered to the respective buckle parts as at 24:.

in Fig. 6 to Fig. 15 inclusive, like reference numerals will indicate like parts in the respective views. 'In the form'shown in Fig'.V 6 to Fig. 10 inclusive, the inner member 22 (Figi 8) is provided with a projecting pin 25, which is adapted to be inserted between the two pro- 'jecting ends 20, 20, upon assembly, in order to prevent any relative displacement of the two' parts by reason of they circular Shape of the outer member opening and the inner member. In the form shown in Fig; 11 to Fig. 15 inclusive, because. theinner member 22 is'comparatively narrow, it is unnecessary to provide retaining fianges or projections on both sides of the central opening in the outer ortt frame member 18. The flang'e portion 21 disposed at theside of the opening opposite the loop portion 19,v effectually retains the inner shown.

' bers.

' Upon assembly of the buckle it is'unnecessary to provide means for preventing the inner member from being displaced for- Wardly relative to the ou-ter member, inasmuch as the normal pull eXerted by the belt material ho-lds the back of the inner member against the retainingV fi'anges or projecti-'oi-is upon the frame member. The thin cl'ossseetienal dimension of the assem'blfed buckle. causes itto| lie flat against the garment of the wearer, and the asse'mbled buckle has the appearance of beifng eonstructed of' one piece because of the snug fit between the outer and inner mem- Movable parts for attach-ing the belt to the buekle andfor connecting and disconmeetingv` the buckle in use are'obviated, and fu-rther, the present construction clearly adds v to the comfort and con'venience of .the user.

Whilev We have ilflu-strated ancl described the preferred forms of construction forx carryin-gA our invention into effect, this i-s capa-v ble of Variation and modification Withoutde` parting from the spirit of the invention. WVe, therefore do .not Wish to be limited to the' precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described our invention, What We i clai'm as new andv desi-re'to secure by Letters Patent is: o

A belt' buckle of the class described co1n prising, in combination, a frame member provided With a Wire loop' for engagement With one end' of a belt, said frame member having` a'central opening` adapted to receive an inner In testi'mony Whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

onEsTE G. AGNINI. RALPH SINGER; 

